South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-06
FOR THE Housewife


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The subjoined simple preparation
viii be found desirable for cleaning and
polishing old furniture: Over modcr.
ate IRE put perfectly clean vessel
Into this drop two ounces Of white or
yellow wax. When melted, add four
ounces pure turpcntinc, then stir until
cool, when it is ready for use. The
mixture brings out the original color of
the wood, adding lustre equal to that
OF varnish- BY rubbing with piece Of
me cork, 1t may, when it fades, be re.
moved. Electric Medical Journal.
Feather BEDS.
Never sun feather beds, says an cx-
Change. "Ar them thoroughly ON
windy day, in cool place. The sun
draws the oil and gives the feathers
rancid smell" Which reminds us of a
question that wa, put to a Southern
newspaper by Southern woman, asking
the editor to tell her the best way to fiy
beefstcak. A Boston editor reflected the
custom OF the best cooks by making
supplementary answer to the effect that
beefsteak should not be fried at all, bu.
should be broiled. A remark OF the same
tenor may be made regarding feather
beds. They are laid away with the
trumpery Of the past, except few that
iinger in use rs family heirlooms. They
belong to an age that did not half know
how 10 live, that had poor food, scant
Clothing. barely the nccessaries of life
tmany oil them now the reflections of
posterity), and little or no beauty in
home composition, neither within nor
without. One may as we'll advise the
oest way to cook captured enemy or
TO make garment Of woody sheep skin,
or to cook in fireplace, as 10 care for
feather beds. The feather bed is now
almost tradition. - Coed Housek eeping.
Recipes.
BAKED LON OF MUTTON Cut the loin
in four pieces, take off the skin, rub
with salt, glaze with beaten egg and
cover thickly with bread crumbs, salt
and pepper. Put in a hot oven and
bake two hours. Serve with brown
gravy.
FLAP'JAcKs. One cup of sour milk,
half cup Of sour cream, one teaspooaful
OF soda, salt, one egg, flour enough to
make batter. Bike on creased
griddle.
POTATO EGGs--Two cups of mashed
potatoes, cups of fine minced boiled
ham, eggs lightly beaten, tablespoon
full of melted butter, 2 tablespoonfuls of
cream, cup of gravy, pepper and salt
to taste. Mix it all well, make egg
shaped balls of it and bake them in lard
til! they are brown.
BAKED GOLDFISH the fish in
small pieces and let it soak all night in
cold water; in the morning pick it in
sbrcds, and let it simmer on the stove
until it is tender; then draw off the
water, and to one-third mashed potato
add twc-thirds fish and mix it so that
the potato will be evenly distributed.
Bake until it is rich brown on ton.
Serve with sauce made of drawn butter
and two hard boiled eggs.
STRAWBERRY SHoRTcAKE Into one
cupful of sour cream stir one half tea
spoonful of melted butter AMI floor
enough to make stiff dough. Roll it
out to fit in large pie pan, and bake in
quick oven. Split open, butter we'll,
spread pint of sugared berries between
the layers, and rs many moro over the
top. Make the dough as for soda biscuits;
bake in deep jelly pans or pie tins; spit
the cakes and spread with the sugared
berries. Rlspborrics, peaches, ETC., are
nice to use in the same way.